Ah yes, another favorites list…this one was hard to pin down, though. Still very incomplete, as there are thousands upon thousands in my head. And don’t hate me for including Journey.
As soon as you’re born, you start dying
So you might as well have a good time
Cake, Sheep Go to Heaven
It’s harder to be friends than lovers
And you shouldn’t try to mix the two
‘Cause if you do it and you’re still unhappy
Then you know that the problem is you
Liz Phair, Divorce Song
You bring the razor blade, I’ll bring the speed
Take off your coat, it’s gonna be a long night
Ween, It’s Gonna Be a Long Night
She told me to come, but I was already there
AC/DC, You Shook Me All Night Long
Go ahead, bite the Big Apple
Don’t mind the maggots
The Rolling Stones, Shattered
Put me in the hospital for nerves and then they had to commit me
You told them all I was crazy
They cut off my legs, now I’m an amputee, God damn you
Harvey Danger, Flagpole Sitta
I believe in this and it’s been tested by research
He who fucks nuns will later join the church
The Clash, Death or Glory
As they pulled you out of the oxygen tent
You asked for the latest party
David Bowie, Diamond Dogs
If I’m too rough, tell me
I’m so scared your little head will come off in my hands
Alice Cooper, Billion Dollar Babies
So you stay out all night gettin’ fucked up in that rock ‘n’ roll bar
And you never get tired, ‘cause your drugs are in a little jar
Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Opera Star
To get it on, I got to watch what I say
Or I’ll catch hell from women’s liberation
Aerosmith, Pandora’s Box
Don’t need no one’s opinion, don’t want no interruptions
Just shuts up long enough to reapply the suction
Stray Cats, Little Miss Prissy
White Americans, what? Nothing better to do?
Why don’t you kick yourself out? You’re an immigrant too
The White Stripes, Icky Thump
After ten long years they let him out of the home
Excitable boy, they all said
Then he dug up her grave and built a cage with her bones
Warren Zevon, Excitable Boy
Special favors come in thirty-one flavors
We’re out of mints, pass the Life Savers
Violent Femmes, Prove My Love
We all defend the right, ya ya, children must unite
Your life is worth much more than gold
Bob Marley, Jammin’
Frank Zappa and the Mothers were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground
Deep Purple, Smoke on the Water
You know I’m going to lose, and gambling’s for fools
But that’s the way I like it, baby, I don’t wanna live forever
Motorhead, Ace of Spades
I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
And sinners are much more fun
Billy Joel, Only the Good Die Young
Tell me, tell me, tell me the answer
You may be a lover, but you ain’t no dancer
The Beatles, Helter Skelter
They got diseases like you ain’t never seen
They got a mystery blowjob that’ll turn your peter green
Frank Zappa, In France
She left me roses by the stairs
Surprises let me know she cares
Blink 182, All the Small Things
We got into a car and away we started rollin’
I said “how much you pay for this?”
She said “nothing, man, it’s stolen”
Dead Milkmen, Punk Rock Girl
Somebody stuck their fingers in the president’s ears
And it wasn’t too much later they came out with Johnson’s Wax
They Might Be Giants, Purple Toupee
I was drunk the day my momma got out of prison
And I went to pick her up in the rain
But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
She got runned over by a damned old train
David Allen Coe, You Never Even Call Me By My Name
You want it all, but you can’t have it
It’s in your face, but you can’t grab it
Faith No More, Epic
I got a stiff reputation with a stick like a rock
My kids are confused and my wife is in shock
Alice Cooper, Prettiest Cop on the Block
Just wrap your legs ‘round these velvet rims
And strap your hands ‘cross my engines
Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run
Though he was only five-foot-three, girls could not resist his stare
Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole
Modern Lovers, Pablo Picasso
The chief of police kept the crime off the streets
But deep in his heart, we all knew he felt differently
We all knew he was an anarchist
Cracker, Movie Star
If it wasn’t for date rape, I’d never get laid
Sublime, Date Rape
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice
Rush, Freewill
Why don’t you all just f…ade away?
The Who, My Generation
She looks like the Sunday comics, she thinks she’s Brenda Starr
Her nose job is real atomic, all she needs is an old knife scar
Blondie, Rip Her to Shreds
Though my eyes could see, I still was a blind man
Though my mind could think, I still was a madman
Kansas, Carry On My Wayward Son
You treat me like a dirty clown
You’re always kickin’ my dog around
Oingo Boingo, Goodbye-Goodbye
And redneckers, they get us pissed
And stupid stuff, it makes us shout
Pixies, U-Mass
And the sign said, “the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls”
Simon & Garfunkel, The Sound of Silence
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord, don’t they help themselves
But when the taxman comes to the door
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fortunate Son
With fingernails that shine like justice
And a voice that is dark like tinted glass
Cake, Short Skirt/Long Jacket
Freedom’s just another word for “nothing left to lose”
Janis Joplin, Me and Bobby McGee
I like you so much better when you’re naked
I like me so much better when you’re naked
Ida Maria, I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked
Everything you’ve ever said is brilliant
Anything you wanna do is fine with me
Too Much Joy, Crush Story
The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think
Oh, by the way, which one’s Pink?
Pink Floyd, Have a Cigar
This trickle-down theory has left all these pockets empty
Uncle Tupelo, Postcard
I’m friends with the president, I’m friends with the pope
We’re all makin’ a fortune sellin’ daddy’s dope
The Ramones, We’re a Happy Family
Don’t ask me what I think of you
I might not give the answer that you want me to
Fleetwood Mac, Oh Well
Reese Witherspoon, she’s the prom queen
Bill gates, captain of the chess team
Jack Black the clown, Brad Pitt the quarterback
I’ve seen it all before – I want my money back
Bowling For Soup, High School Never Ends
Growing up leads to growing old and then to dying
And dying to me don’t sound like all that much fun
John Cougar Mellencamp, Authority Song
When they kick in your front door, how you gonna come?
With your hands on your head or on the trigger of your gun?
The Clash, Guns of Brixton
She don’t spare the child, she don’t spoil the rod
She just gets rich ‘cause she works for God
Young Fresh Fellows, Amy Grant
It’s better to burn out than to fade away
Neil Young, My My, Hey Hey
She holds the shotgun while you do-se-do
She want one man made of Hercules and Cyrano
Spin Doctors, Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong
If I lost my mind, would you help me find it?
Soul Asylum, Spinnin’
Pick up my guitar and play, just like yesterday
Then I’ll get on my knees and pray we don’t get fooled again
The Who, Won’t Get Fooled Again
Now I know I’m being used
That’s okay man, ‘cause I like the abuse
The Offspring, Self Esteem
Some will win, some will lose
Some are born to sing the blues
Journey, Don’t Stop Believin’
They screamed when the Beatles sang
And they laughed when the King fell down the stairs
Oh, they should’ve known better
The Police, Born in the 50’s
Singles remind me of kisses, albums remind me of plans
Squeeze, If I Didn’t Love You
One foot in the door, the other foot in the gutter
The Replacements, I Don’t Know
Bottom line’s been snorted, bottom card’s been dealt
Old 97’s, Champaign, Illinois
I try to rock her in my cradle, I try to knock her out
I try to cram her back in my mouth
Veruca Salt, Seether
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit
Momma knows, but she don’t care, she’s got her worries too
Seven kids and a phony affair, and the rent is due
Ian Hunter, Cleveland Rocks
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There’s still time to change the road you’re on
Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven
This is what we’ve waited for
This is it, boys, this is war
Nina, 99 Red Balloons
You wanna party with the lights on
Come on, I like it dark
Sleater-Kinney, You’re No Rock ‘n’ Roll Fun
Called my mom from a pay phone, said “I’m down to my last”
She said “I put you through college, now go call your dad”
Cracker, Eurotrash Girl
I might like you better if we slept together
Romeo Void, Never Say Never
Hello, I’m sorry, I lost myself
I think I thought you were someone else
R.E.M., Pop Song 89
Fire all of your guns at once and explode into space
Steppenwolf, Born to Be Wild
Sneaking in the back door with dirty magazines
Now your mother wants to know what all those stain on your jeans
Buzzcocks, Orgasm Addict
Performing on a stool, we’ve a sight to make you drool
Seven virgins and a mule, keep it cool, keep it cool
Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Karn Evil 9
Seems like everybody’s shakin’ ‘cause the big one’s ‘bout to fall
I’m just tryin’ to hold it steady while I piss on the wall
The J. Geils Band, Piss on the Wall
You don’t know what it’s like, you don’t have a clue
If you did you’d find yourselves doin’ the same thing too
Judas Priest, Breaking the Law
I can take humiliation, and hurtful comments on the bus
I’m just praying by the weekend I can earn enough for us
XTC, Earn Enough for Us
Never fall in love ‘til you go through her purse
The Vandals, (But Then) She Spoke
Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry
Black Sabbath, Paranoid
But if you’re troubled and hurt, what you got under your shirt
Will make them pay for the things that they did
My Chemical Romance, Teenagers
Gimme a dollar, and I’ll buy you a beer
You ain’t bad-lookin’, and you smell good from here
New Duncan Imperials, Mystery Date
When you idle at the stoplight, better get the signal right
The Cars, Double Life
And I can’t decide which one I love the most
The flesh and blood or the pale, smiling ghost
Robyn Hitchcock, My Wife and My Dead Wife
And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessman slowly gets stoned
And they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it’s better than drinking alone
Billy Joel, Piano Man
Bits of me are scattered in the trees and in the hedges
Rockpile, Crawling from the Wreckage
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye?
So you think you can love me and leave me to die?
Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody
Just because you’re paranoid don’t mean they’re not after you
Nirvana, Territorial Pissings
When I woke up, mom and dad are rollin’ on the couch
Rollin’ numbers, rock and rollin,’ got my KISS records out
Cheap Trick, Surrender
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